FNUS76 KSTO 042130
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EL DORADO COMPLEX - POLLOCK PINES...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
130 PM PST SUN DEC 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1218 PST ON DECEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
PST MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSING THROUGH NEVADA TODAY INTO MONDAY
WILL BRING A RETURN TO STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS LATE TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY MORNING. THIS ALONG WITH LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS TONIGHT AND
MONDAY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE BURN AREA.
WINDS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE
REGION.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN INCREASING TO 18
                    TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 17 TO 27 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
                    N THE EVENING THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH
                    WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO AROUND 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING INCREASING TO 25 TO
                    35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 12 TO 23 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    40 MPH IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 22 TO 32 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING THEN DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN DECREASING
                    TO EAST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...SEAN GRIFFIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111204.ELDOR.02/STO

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